My life is different from most and my circumstance is rather unique,
Just come walk in my shoes and perhaps give my life story a peek.
The story of my life growing up everyday with the same old pain and strife,
Just a girl growing up everyday playing in this tiring game of life.
You see my life is like a game of cards but not all cards are the same,
I don't know what I'll be dealt next and there's no cheats or hints in this game.
The good cards are rare to find and the bad ones always seem to come out,
Walk with me and my game I'll tell you all about.
The first card was a bad one because juvenile diabetes was really scary to me,
My doctor said with insulin, diet, and exercise I could still live my life happily.
Little did I know, that day was just the beginning of my fight,
Id have to eat the right things and make sure my blood sugars were always just right.
My second card I had got dealt wasn't as bad as the first,
They said ulcers appear in one in three hundred diabetics and I swore I was cursed.
So they did a little biopsy and gave me bandages to help me heal,
And all I had to do was just wear longer pants to hide how ugly it made me feel.
My third card makes me sleepy and I sleep most of my days away,
I have low B-12 and have no energy so I need injections just to feel OK.
I hate taking them because they make my sides really sore,
If my arms weren't so messed up from my insulin maybe I'd take them more.
The fourth card was nothing, just a fast heart rate,
I was rushed to the hospital because it was at one hundred and forty eight.
I missed half a season of hockey but finally got an appointment,
They told me they didn't know what was wrong with me which was a big disappointment.
My fifth card another bad one because celiac disease was something very new,
Wheat and gluten was something I ate everyday and never really knew.
I changed my whole lifestyle and I cant eat what I want now which makes me really mad,
I just watch people around me eat my favourite foods and it makes me really sad.
The sixth card I've been dealt I squint so I can see,
When my blood sugar goes high my eyes go very blurry.
The doctor says I'm fine for now but time is the key,
If I don't keep my sugars in line I may go blind and never be able to see.
My seventh card is frustrating because my legs sometimes ache,
My circulation isn't very good and sometimes the pain is more than I can take.
It doesn't happen often but when it does I just want to lay,
I'll lay in my bed for hours waiting for the pain to go away.
I don't know what card I will be dealt next but ready for whatever it may be,
Maybe this time I'll get a good one but we'll just have to wait and see.
Because my game is well from being over you see I'm only twenty one,
To me it's been a life long journey but most would say it's only just begun.
